WHO IS GOING TO BUILD THE WALL? A BUILDING TRADES CRISIS IN THE U.S.A.

The context of this study was to examine factors contributing to significant workforce shortages in building trades in the United States.As it is, recruitment of qualified skilled trades workers is becoming increasingly difficult due to lack of a pipeline of prospective workers, sheepshead bay boats and training programs.The study assumed a theoret

This study investigated the effects of using bagasse ash (BA) and metakaolin (MK) together as substitutes for cement in self-compacting concrete (SCC), together with the addition of glass fiber (GF), on the physical and mechanical characteristics of abc material concrete.Eighteen SCC mixes were created, each containing different proportions of BA (